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History · Ellerslie

Ellerslie’s post office opened in 1870, and 17% of its homes were built before 1940

Below: maps from 1898 on.

1870first post office
0on the National Register
17%homes built before 1940
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How Ellerslie began

When was Ellerslie founded?

1870

The Ellerslie post office opened in 1870, the earliest record of the town by name.

2020 census: 651156 years
Founding year: the first Ellerslie post office (Blevins & Helbock, CC0).The full story ↓

What stands out about Ellerslie’s past

Read from the archive, the National Register and the record. The page puts what stands out first.

A history waiting to be writtenNo old photos of Ellerslie are in the public archives yet. The rest are in attics and albums.On the map since 18987 editions of the USGS map, 1898 to 1993. Watch Ellerslie change.Old housesHalf of Ellerslie’s homes were built before 1962.
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The first neighbors to add old photos shape how Ellerslie’s history is told.

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On the map

Ellerslie on the map, 1898 to 1993

Every edition of the U.S. Geological Survey’s map of Ellerslie. Tap a year, or press play to watch the town change.

Ellerslie on the 1898 USGS mapEllerslie on the 1901 USGS mapEllerslie on the 1949 USGS mapEllerslie on the 1951 USGS mapEllerslie on the 1974 USGS mapEllerslie on the 1981 USGS mapEllerslie on the 1993 USGS map1898Frostburg sheet · 1:62,500

U.S. Geological Survey historical topographic maps (public domain), via Esri’s collection of the scans. The red ring marks the center of Ellerslie.

The story

How Ellerslie came to be

From Wikipedia’s history of Ellerslie.

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In the early twentieth century, Ellerslie contained a planing mill and a Standard Oil Company pumping station.

Text from Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.

By decade

Ellerslie, decade by decade

Today3 recent
2020-05-27 17 39 41 View south along Maryland State Route 35 (Ellerslie Road) near Mason Dixon View in20202020-05-27 17 39 41 View south along Maryland State R…2016-06-25 09 23 21 View south along Maryland State Route 35 (Ellerslie Road) near Mason Dixon View in20162016-06-25 09 23 21 View south along Maryland State R…2016-06-25 09 21 18 "Maryland Welcomes You" sign along southbound Maryland State Route 35 (Ellerslie Road) just after c…20162016-06-25 09 21 18 "Maryland Welcomes You" sign alon…
Famous people

Famous people close to Ellerslie

Nobody well known was born in Ellerslie itself, so here are the best known from just nearby.

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Eddie DeezenAmerican actor · b. 1957
Drew HankinsonAmerican professional wrestler · b. 1983
Edward MooneyCatholic cardinal · b. 1882
Lenore KightAmerican swimmer, Olympic silver medalist · b. 1911
Jesse CarletonAmateur golfer · b. 1862
E. O. C. OrdUnited States Army officer · b. 1818

Questions about Ellerslie’s history

What year was Ellerslie founded?

The Ellerslie post office opened in 1870, the earliest record of the town by name (U.S. post office records).

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Where this page comes from

Founding dates: Wikidata, Wikipedia, the U.S. post office records of Blevins & Helbock (CC0) and the Census. Homes by year built: Census ACS 2020–24. National Register of Historic Places: National Park Service (list of May 22, 2026). Old photos, postcards and papers: Wikimedia Commons, the Library of Congress and other public archives, credited on each item’s page. Maps: U.S. Geological Survey historical topographic maps (via Esri) and Sanborn fire-insurance maps (Library of Congress). History text and census tables: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0). Places that used to be: USGS Geographic Names Information System (2021). How TownRatings grades history →

From Wikimedia Commons (3), Wikipedia, U.S. Geological Survey historical maps, the US Post Offices dataset (Blevins & Helbock) and the USGS Geographic Names Information System. Archive images are copied here with their credits and licenses, shown on each photo’s page. Refreshed monthly.